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See an exclusive preview of Colin Kaepernick accepting the 2017 Muhammad Ali Legacy Award at the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year ceremony. You can watch his full speech on Friday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports network. Subscribe to ►► http://po.st/SubscribeSI Follow the latest NFL news and highlights, with updates […]

After it was revealed Friday that Aaron Boone was among six candidates for the New York Yankees‘ managerial job, few believed the ESPN analyst with zero coaching experience had a real chance to land one of the most coveted jobs in sports. Many were intrigued by longtime bench coach Rob Thomson, who had served in […]

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The thought of Roy Halladay's Hall of Fame induction ceremony was so delightful because, on that day, he would have to smile – something he studiously avoided doing for all those years he was the greatest pitcher on the planet. (There were, at times, extenuating circumstances; if you throw a no-hitter in the postseason, you're […]

HOUSTON — The line is thin, sometimes, between being on the brink of elimination and being in control. Baseball has taught us this many times over. One pitch a few inches off the plate. One hop on a grounder. One deep fly ball hit one foot too short or one foot over an outfielder’s glove. […]

What struggles? Clayton Kershaw came into Tuesday's start in Game 1 of the World Series carrying a bit of a reputation in some corners for wilting under the bright lights of October. Much of this came from two specific starts against the Cardinals in the 2013 and '14 playoffs, respectively, when he allowed a combined […]

The Astros did a long list of things right in defeating the Yankees, 2-1, in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series presented by Camping World. But it begins with Dallas Keuchel performing at his best in front of a roaring crowd of 43,116 at Minute Maid Park.

Matt Cain’s pending retirement puts an exclamation point on the end of this Giants era. Cain’s 13-year career began in 2005. He teamed in the rotation with Tim Lincecum and Madison Bumgarner to win the World Series three times. He threw to MVP catcher Buster Posey.

That Stephen Strasburg would start and win this game for the Washington Nationals on a division-clinching Sunday feels right. He might just represent this franchise’s best chance of writing a different kind of postseason ending.

Sunday afternoon, former MLB commissioner Bud Selig will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Selig was voted in by the 16-person Today's Game committee back in December. He needed 12 votes for induction and received 15. Selig joins John Schuerholz, Ivan Rodriguez, Jeff Bagwell, and